There are 9 ways to get from London to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus and ferry, bus, car, car train, car ferry or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 6 h 40 min
$151 - $321
Cheapest option
Bus • 14 h 20 min
$40 - $75
7 alternative options
Bus and ferry, bus • 13 h 15 min
$105 - $157
Drive, Eurotunnel • 7 h 19 min
$262 - $309
Drive, car ferry • 7 h 40 min
$120 - $180
Fly from London City • 4 h 8 min
$99 - $371
Fly from London Heathrow • 4 h 16 min
$96 - $322
Fly from London Stansted • 4 h 47 min
$64 - $250
Train to Birmingham, fly • 5 h 14 min
$142 - $351
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main is to bus which costs £30 - £60 and takes 14 h 20 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Frankfurt am Main is to fly which costs £75 - £290 and takes 4 h 8 min.
The distance between London and Frankfurt am Main is 399 miles.
It takes approximately 6 h 40 min to get from London to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London and arriving at Frankfurt, Frankfurt central station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 h 20 min.
No, there is no direct train from London to Frankfurt am Main. However, there are services departing from London St. Pancras International and arriving at Frankfurt via Brussels Midi-Zuid and Koln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 h 40 min.
London to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London station.
- Distance: 398.6 miles
- Duration: 6 h 40 min
What companies run services between London, England and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
You can take a train from London to Frankfurt am Main via Brussel-Zuid/Midi, Brussels Midi-Zuid, Köln Hauptbahnhof, and Koln Hbf in around 6 h 40 min. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from London to Frankfurt am Main once daily. Tickets cost $40 - $75 and the journey takes 14 h 20 min. Eurolines CZ also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Frankfurt via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $3,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Frankfurt via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $500
Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras International to Brussels - Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $200
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $65 - $200
- Premier
- $150 - $230
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- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Brussels Midi-Zuid to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60 - $100
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $100
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- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus and ferry from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Schedules at
- eurolines.fr
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from Lille to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- eurolines.de
- Low
- $54
- High
- $57
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London to Frankfurt, Frankfurt central station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
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